Disclaimer:
Terms & Conditions
All users of Flourish IT
services, and all customers upon signing up for Flourish IT
services, agree to comply with Flourish IT Terms of Use (“TOU”). The
spirit of the TOU is to ensure customers are using Flourish IT
services with due regard to the rights of other Internet users and
in conformity with the requirements of Flourish IT network
environment. The TOU are not exhaustive and Flourish IT reserves the
right to add, delete, or modify any provision of its TOU at any time
without notice, effective upon either the posting of the modified
TOU to
www.flourish.co.in or
notification of the modified TOU. Any complaints about a customer’s
violation of the TOU should be sent to
info@flourish.co.in The TOU
supersedes any other agreement with Flourish IT, whether written,
oral, by conduct, or otherwise.
A. Flourish IT Web Hosting
& E-commerce Customer Restrictions
The following Terms of Use apply only to Flourish IT Web Hosting and
E-Commerce customers, and supplement the terms in sections C and D
that apply to all Flourish IT customers:
Support
Flourish IT offers support
through email. Flourish IT does not guarantee or apply any time
limit for offering such support. Phone support is available only for
corporate accounts alone.
Server Resources
Any web site that uses a high amount of server resources (such as,
but not limited to, CPU time, memory usage, and network resources,
mail servers, Ftp servers, Http servers, SQL database servers)
reserves the right to suspend that site immediately. This policy is
only intended to prevent the misuse of our servers and to avoid
interruption in services to other customers. Customers may be
offered an option whereby Flourish IT continues hosting the website
for an additional fee.
Flourish IT will be the
sole arbiter of what is considered to be a high server usage level.
Any Web Hosting and E-Commerce account deemed to be adversely
affecting server performance or network integrity will be shut down
without prior notice.
CGI Scripts / PHP and other scripts
Any scripts that pose a potential security risk or are deemed to be
adversely affecting server performance or network integrity will be
shut down or will be automatically removed without prior notice.
Flourish IT does not permit CGI Scripts / PHP and other scripts
sharing with domains not hosted by Flourish IT or any scripts that
may be abused for UCE purposes.
Chat Rooms
Flourish IT does not allow Web Hosting and E-Commerce customers to
install their own chat rooms. Chat rooms tend to require significant
system resources and therefore cannot be permitted as an account
option.
Software Distribution
Flourish IT Web Hosting
and E-Commerce accounts are not configured for the purposes of
distributing software and/or multimedia products. If you wish to
distribute software and/or multimedia files, please contact
sales@flourish.co.in to make
special arrangements.
Multimedia Files
Multimedia files are defined as any graphics, audio, and video
files. Flourish IT Web Hosting and E-Commerce accounts are not to be
used for the purposes of distributing and storing unusual amounts of
multimedia files. Any web site whose disk space usage for storing
multimedia files exceeds 30% of its total usage, in terms of total
size or number of files, will be considered to be using an unusual
amount of multimedia files.
Adult Content
Flourish IT does not allow
the follow material to hosted in any form.
Flourish IT do not allow
any of the following content to be stored on its servers:
Illegal Material - This includes copyrighted works, commercial
audio, video, or music files, and any material in violation of any
Federal, State or Local regulation.
Adult Material - Includes all pornography, erotic images, or
otherwise lewd or obscene content. The designation of "adult
material" is left entirely to the discretion of Flourish IT. Warez -
Includes pirated software, ROMS, emulators, phreaking, hacking,
password cracking. IP spoofing, etc., and encrypting of any of the
above. Also includes any sites which provide "links to" or "how to"
information about such material.
B. Flourish IT Customer
Restrictions
The following Terms of Use apply only to Flourish IT customers, and
supplement the terms in sections C and D that apply to all Flourish
IT customers:
Customer Security Responsibilities
The customer is solely responsible for any breaches of security
affecting servers under customer control. If a customer's server is
involved in an attack on another server or system, it will be shut
down and an immediate investigation will be launched to determine
the cause/source of the attack. In such event, the customer is
responsible for the cost to rectify any damage done to the
customer's server and any other requirement affected by the security
breach.
Billing for Network Resources
The customer understands that the customer is responsible for paying
for any network resources that are used to connect the customer's
server to the Internet. The customer may request that the customer's
server be disconnected from the Internet, but the customer will
still be responsible for paying for any network resources used up to
the point of suspension or cancellation.
C. All Flourish IT Customer
Terms of Use
The following Terms of Use apply to ALL
Flourish IT customers:
Flourish IT Services
Flourish IT services include,
but are not limited to:
any act of preparing, setting up, connecting, maintaining,
terminating, or reconnecting customers’ account (including all
billing data and the space on the particular Web server that
Flourish IT provides to customers);
any use by customers, or any access provided to customers by
Flourish IT, of computing, telecommunications, software,
information, hardware, and equipment;
any act, or provision of any service, by Flourish IT to customers,
related to web hosting and domain name registrations (including
server usage and technical support), regardless of duration and
whether paid for or not;
any provision by Flourish IT to customers, of any space, Internet
connectivity, or electrical power;
any access or use related to the Flourish IT web site, including the
web site itself;
any other service mentioned in the TOU;
any other service provided by Flourish IT to customers, whether used
or not;
any other Flourish IT services that are used by customers, whether
offered or provided by Flourish IT to customers.
Ownership of Web Site
The legal owner of customers’ web sites and accounts with Flourish
IT will be the individual or organization whose name is listed in
Flourish IT database as the owner. Customers will fully cooperate
with and abide by any and all of Flourish IT security measures and
procedures in the event of any dispute over ownership of customers’
web sites and accounts with Flourish IT.
Illegal Use
Flourish IT servers may be
used for lawful purposes only. Transmission, storage, or
distribution of any information, data, or material in violation of
any applicable law or regulation, or that may directly facilitate
the violation of any particular law or regulation is prohibited.
This includes, but is not limited to: copyrighted material;
trademarks; trade secrets or other intellectual property rights used
without proper authorization; material that is obscene, defamatory,
constitutes an illegal threat, or violates export control laws.
Additionally, in purchasing Flourish IT services, all Flourish IT
customers certify that they and/or the organization they represent
in procuring services from Flourish IT are not, nor have been
designated, a suspected terrorist as defined by the Constitution of
India; are not owned or controlled by a 'suspected terrorist' as
defined by the Constitution of India; and are not on, are not a
member of, related to, associated with, or controlled by any
organizations listed as terrorist by the Govt. Of India.
System and Network Abuse
Violations of system or network security are prohibited and may
result in criminal and civil liability. Examples of system or
network security violations include, without limitation the
following: unauthorized access to or use of data, systems or
networks, including any attempt to probe, scan or test the
vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or
authentication measures without express authorization of the owner
of the system or network; interference with service to any user,
host or network including, without limitation, mail bombing,
flooding, deliberate attempts to overload a system and broadcast
attacks; forging of any TCP-IP packet header or any part of the
header information in an email or a newsgroup posting.
Viruses and Other Destructive Activities
Use of Flourish IT
services or equipment for creating or sending Internet viruses,
worms or Trojan horses, or for pinging, flooding or mail bombing, or
engaging in denial of service attacks is prohibited. It is also
prohibited for any customer to engage in other activity that is
intended to disrupt or interfere with, or that results in the
disruption of or interference with, the ability of others to
effectively use Flourish IT services and equipment (or any connected
network, system, service or equipment) or conduct their business
over the Internet.
Privacy
Flourish IT is concerned
with the privacy of on-line communications and web sites. In
general, the Internet is neither more nor less secure than other
means of communication, including mail, facsimile, and voice
telephone service, all of which can be intercepted and otherwise
compromised. As a matter of prudence, however, Flourish IT urges its
customers to assume that all of their on-line communications are
insecure. Flourish IT cannot take any responsibility for the
security of information transmitted over Flourish IT facilities.
Customer Responsibility
Customers are required to use the
Flourish IT network responsibly. This includes respecting
the other customers of Flourish IT. Flourish IT reserves the right
to suspend and/or cancel service with any customer who uses the
Flourish IT network in such a way that adversely affects other
Flourish IT customers. While Flourish IT may monitor its service
electronically to determine that its facilities are operating
satisfactorily, as a general practice, Flourish IT does not monitor
its customers' communications or activities to determine whether
they are in compliance with the TOU. However, when Flourish IT
becomes aware of any violation of the TOU or other user agreements,
Flourish IT may take any action to stop or correct such violation,
including, but not limited to, denying access to Flourish IT
services and equipment or to the Internet. In addition, Flourish IT
may take action against a customer or a customer of such customer
because of the activities of such customer. webaxis anticipates that
customers who offer Internet services will cooperate with Flourish
IT in any corrective or preventive action that Flourish IT deems
necessary. Failure to cooperate with such corrective or preventive
measures is a violation of Flourish IT policy and Flourish IT
reserves the right to take any such action even though such action
may affect other customers of the Flourish IT customer.
Flourish IT and its ,
affiliates and associates shall not be liable, at any time for
damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business
projects, or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwise
from the use of or inability to use the Service, or any of its
contents, or from any action taken (or refrained from being taken)
as a result of using the Service or any such contents or for any
failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion,
defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus,
communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized
access to, alteration of, or use of information contained on the
service. No representations, warranties or guarantees whatsoever are
made as to the accuracy, adequacy, reliability, completeness,
suitability or applicability of the information to a particular
situation. You agree that Flourish IT has no responsibility or
liability including but not limiting to the deletion, corruption,
loss or failure to store any messages or content / data maintained
or transmitted by any Flourish IT Service. You acknowledge and agree
that no compensation shall be payable whatsoever with respect to the
aforesaid by Flourish IT. Flourish IT Makes no warranty that the
services will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free.
Actions Taken by Flourish IT
The failure by a customer to meet or follow any of the TOU is
grounds for account deactivation.
Flourish IT will be the sole arbiter as to what
constitutes a violation of the TOU. Flourish IT reserves the right
to remove any account without prior notice and to refuse service to
anyone at any time. When Flourish IT becomes aware of an alleged
violation of its TOU, Flourish IT will initiate an investigation.
During the investigation, Flourish IT may restrict a customer's
access in order to prevent further potentially unauthorized
activity. Depending on the severity of the violation, Flourish IT
may, at its sole discretion, restrict, suspend, or terminate a
customer's web hosting account and/or pursue other civil remedies.
If such violation is a criminal offense, Flourish IT will notify the
appropriate law enforcement authorities of such violation. An
unlisted activity may also be a violation of the TOU if it is
illegal, irresponsible, or constitutes disruptive use of the
Internet. Flourish IT does not issue credits for any outages
incurred through service disablement. Violators of the policy are
responsible, without limitations, for the cost of labor to rectify
any damage done to the operation of the network and business
operations supported by the network, and to respond to complaints
incurred by Flourish IT.
Indemnification
Flourish IT customers
agree to protect, defend, hold harmless, and indemnify Flourish IT,
any third party entity related to Flourish IT (including, without
limitation, third party vendors), and Flourish IT executives,
directors, officers, attorneys, managers, employees, consultants,
contractors, agents, parent companies, subsidiaries, and
co-subsidiaries with the same parent company as Flourish IT, from
and against any and all liabilities, losses, costs, judgments,
damages, claims, or causes of actions, including, without
limitation, any and all legal fees and expenses, arising out of or
resulting in any from the customer’s use of Flourish IT services.
Disclaimer
The Flourish IT service is
provided on an as is, as available basis without warranties of any
kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited to,
warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or
non-infringement. Flourish IT expressly disclaims any representation
or warranty that the Flourish IT service will be error-free, secure
or uninterrupted. No oral advice or written information given by
Flourish IT, its employees, licensors or the like, will create a
warranty; nor may you rely on any such information or advice.
Flourish IT and its partners and suppliers will not be liable for
any cost or damage arising either directly or indirectly from any
transaction or use of the service.
Termination for Bankruptcy or Insolvency
If a customer becomes insolvent or any bankruptcy petition is filed
by the customer, or any third party against the customer,
Flourish IT may immediately
terminate provision of Flourish IT services to the customer without
prior notice or penalty. Such customer consents to the grant of
relief from any automatic stay of proceedings against Flourish IT in
such event.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT, AND
UNDER NO THEORY OF LAW OR EQUITY, WILL Flourish IT (INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, Flourish IT EXECUTIVES, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS,
ATTORNEYS, MANAGERS, EMPLOYEES, CONSULTANTS, CONTRACTORS, AGENTS,
PARENT COMPANIES, SUBSIDIARIES, CO-SUBSIDIARIES WITH THE SAME PARENT
COMPANY AS Flourish IT, AFFILIATES, THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS,
MERCHANTS, LICENSORS, OR THE LIKE) OR ANYONE ELSE INVOLVED IN
CREATING, PRODUCING, OR DISTRIBUTING Flourish IT SERVICES, BE LIABLE
FOR THE LOSS OF A DOMAIN NAME, OR ANY BUSINESS OR PERSONAL LOSS,
REVENUES DECREASE, EXPENSES INCREASE, COSTS OF SUBSTITUTE PRODUCTS
AND/OR Flourish IT
SERVICES, OR ANY OTHER LOSS OR DAMAGE WHATSOEVER, OR FOR ANY
CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE OR INDIRECT DAMAGES OF
ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF ANY USE OF, OR ANY INABILITY TO USE, ANY
Flourish IT SERVICES EVEN IF Flourish IT HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. Flourish IT TOTAL CUMULATIVE
LIABILITY, IF ANY, TO CUSTOMER, OR ANY THIRD PARTY, FOR ANY AND ALL
DAMAGES, RELATED TO THE TOU OR Flourish IT SERVICES, INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, THOSE FROM ANY NEGLIGENCE, ANY ACT OR OMISSION
BY Flourish IT OR Flourish IT REPRESENTATIVES, OR UNDER ANY OTHER
THEORY OF LAW OR EQUITY, WILL BE LIMITED TO, AND WILL NOT EXCEED,
THE ACTUAL INDIAN RUPEE AMOUNT PAID BY THE CUSTOMER FOR THE SERVICES
WHICH GAVE RISE TO SUCH DAMAGES, LOSSES AND CAUSES OF ACTIONS DURING
THE 3-MONTH PERIOD PRIOR TO THE DATE THE DAMAGE OR LOSS OCCURRED OR
THE CAUSE OF ACTION AROSE.
Modifications
Flourish IT may
discontinue, upgrade, replace, modify, or change in any way, without
limitation, any software, application, program, data, hardware,
equipment, or portions or components thereof, used to provide
customers with Flourish IT services. Certain changes to Flourish IT
services may affect the operation of customers’ personalized
applications and content. Each customer is solely responsible, and
Flourish IT is not liable, for any and all such personalized
applications and content.
Backup of Data
Except where Flourish IT
has expressly agreed in writing to the contrary, customers are
solely and entirely responsible, and Flourish IT is in NO way
responsible, for the management and backup of all customer data, and
all updates, upgrades, emails and patches to any software that
customers use in connection with Flourish IT services.
Third Party Licenses
Flourish IT makes a
reasonable effort to provide customers with technologies,
developments, and innovations (collectively “Technologies”), part of
which may be licensed, or co-branded, from or by, third party
entities. However, Flourish IT makes NO warranty of any kind, either
express or implied, regarding the quality, accuracy, reliability,
validity, or continued existence of any or all aspects of such
Technologies. Moreover, Flourish IT specifically disclaims all
warranties of merchantability and and fitness for a particular
purpose for such Technologies. Furthermore, no customer will hold
Flourish IT liable in any way for the revocation of any license,
which has been licensed to webaxis. The use of the Technologies
obtained from or through Flourish IT, or any other referred third
party, whether directly or indirectly, is at the sole risk of
customers.
Non- Flourish IT Products
Any mention of non- Flourish IT products by Flourish IT, its
employees, or any third party entity related to Flourish IT is for
information purposes only and does not constitute an endorsement or
recommendation by Flourish IT. Flourish IT disclaims any and all
liabilities for any representation or warranty made by the vendors
of such non- Flourish IT products or services.
Flourish IT Intellectual
Property
Customers will not, without Flourish IT express written consent,
copy, reproduce, republish, or otherwise use any material, in whole
or in part, that is located on Flourish IT web site, and customers
will not use any of Flourish IT trademarks, service marks,
copyrighted materials, or other intellectual property without
Flourish IT express written consent. Customers will not, in any way,
misrepresent their relationship with Flourish IT, attempt to pass
themselves off as Flourish IT, or claim that customers are Flourish
IT.
Assignment
Customers may not assign or delegate their rights or obligations
under the TOU or other agreement for
Flourish IT’s services, either in whole or in part,
without the prior written consent of Flourish IT.
Minimum Age Requirement
Flourish IT customers must
be at least 18 years of age. Any individual under the age of 18
years (“Minor”) must have a parent or guardian accept the TOU in
order for the Minor to become a Flourish IT customer. A parent or
guardian who accepts the TOU on behalf of a Minor will be primarily
liable for ensuring complete and proper compliance with the TOU,
including the timely and full payment of the charges for Flourish IT
services, and such primary liability will continue even when the
Minor has attained the age of 18, unless the parent or guardian
obtains Flourish IT express written consent to the contrary. Any
acceptance of the TOU or any other agreement for Flourish IT
services will be deemed null and void to the extent that Flourish IT
will not be liable in any way as a result of the Minor’s age or
legal incapacity or the Minor’s use of Flourish IT services.
Governing Law and Severability
The TOU, and any other agreement for
Flourish IT services, will be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of Andhra Pradesh, India
without reference to its conflicts of laws principles. Any
litigation or arbitration between a customer and Flourish IT will
take place in Chennai, and the customer will consent to personal
jurisdiction and venue in that jurisdiction. If any provision or
portion of the TOU or other Flourish IT agreement is found by a
court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable for any reason,
the remainder of the TOU or the agreement will continue in full
force and effect.
Force Majeure
Flourish IT will not be
liable for delays in its performance of the TOU or Flourish IT
services caused by circumstances beyond Flourish IT reasonable
control, including acts of God, wars, insurrection, civil
commotions, riots, national disasters, earthquakes, strikes, fires,
floods, water damage, explosions, shortages of labor or materials,
labor disputes, transportation problems, accidents, embargoes, or
governmental restrictions (collectively “Force Majeure”). Flourish
IT will make reasonable efforts to reduce to a minimum and mitigate
the effect of any Force Majeure. Notwithstanding anything contained
elsewhere herein, nor will any event of Force Majeure suspend any
obligation of customers for the payment of money due.
Independent Contractors
Nothing in this Agreement will be construed as creating a
partnership or relationship of employer and employee, principal and
agent, partnership or joint venture between
Flourish IT and its
customers. Each of Flourish IT and its customers will be deemed an
independent contractor at all times and will have no right or
authority to assume or create any obligation on behalf of the other,
except as may be expressly provided herein.
Construction and Interpretation
Wherever in this TOU the masculine, feminine, or neuter gender is
used, it will be construed as including all genders, and wherever
the singular is used, it will be deemed to include the plural and
vice versa, where the context so requires. The division of the TOU
into sections/paragraphs, and the insertion of headings/captions,
are for convenience of reference only and will not affect the
construction or interpretation of the TOU. Any rule of construction
to the effect that any ambiguity is to be resolved against the
drafting party will not be applicable in the construction or
interpretation of the TOU.
Complete Agreement and Exclusivity
The TOU, and/or any other specific agreement for
Flourish IT services,
constitutes the complete understanding and agreement between
Flourish IT and its customers. Except when expressly agreed to the
contrary in signed writing by an authorized representative of
Flourish IT, the TOU supersedes any other written (including
digitized/computerized) agreement, oral agreement, and/or agreement
by conduct. This TOU, and/or any other specific agreement for
Flourish IT services is between Flourish IT and its customers only
and will not confer any rights in any third party except as
otherwise expressly provided by Flourish IT.
D. All Flourish IT Customer Billing Policy
The following Terms of Use constitute
Flourish IT Billing Policy
and apply to ALL Flourish IT
customers:
Payments
Flourish ITaccepts the
following types of payment:
- Check/money order
- Bank wire transfer
- Fund Transfer from bank accounts
All payments are due on the Account Statement Date. The Account
Statement Date is the monthly anniversary of the date the account
was activated. You are responsible for directly updating, or
notifying Flourish IT, of any changes to your billing details.
Accounts that are past due will be automatically suspended. All past
due and unpaid balances are subject to collection. In the event of
collection, you will be liable for costs of collection including
attorney’s fees, court costs, and collection agency fees.
Billing Cycles (Terms)
Flourish IT offers three
Billing Cycles (terms) for hosting charges: Yearly (12 months). The
Billing Cycle begins on the Plan Activation Date. Resellers are
limited to the Yearly Billing Cycle for all of their charges.
You may elect to change your Billing Cycle at any time; however, the
new Billing Cycle will only take effect at the time of the next plan
renewal.
All additional features added to an account are charged yearly.
Additional items are non-refundable.
Account Renewals
In order to insure uninterrupted service to your website, all plans
has to be renewed. The customer has the sole responsibility to keep
track of the expiry date and renew the services well in advance at
least 10 days before expiry. It is not the responsibility of
Flourish IT to give you any
intimations in advance. It is confirmed by you that the
responsibility of renewing the service will lie with you. The
renewal of your account is subject to realization of payment by
Flourish IT. Payment of account fee after expiry date does not
guarantee the renewal of account with Flourish IT.
Flourish IT cannot guarantee
the renewal of account, if the payment is made after expiry date.
Renewal of services such as domains, ssl certificates etc, involve
companies, on whose activities,
Flourish IT does not have control over. Hence,
Flourish IT is not liable for
interruption in services, loss of data, loss domain names, ssl
certificates etc.
Statements
Flourish IT will mail
paper invoices or statements. Statements can be viewed on given
email id.
Domain Transfer Charges
Domain Transfer Charges Rs 2500/- Flourish IT cannot guarantee the
renewal of account, if the payment is made after expiry date.
Renewal of services such as domains, ssl certificates etc, involve
companies, on whose activities, Flourish IT does not have control
over. Hence, Flourish IT is not liable for interruption in services,
loss of data, loss domain names, ssl certificates etc.
Bank Account Payments
Flourish IT charges Rs.50
for outstation checks, Account transfers.
Reactivation
Customers that wish to reactivate a closed account will be assessed
a Rs.200 reactivation fee.
Cancellations
Hosting plans will automatically expire until a plan is renewed. In
order to cancel service, you must contact
Flourish IT 's Billing Team
at
billing@flourish.co.in with
proper payment details and account details. Please be aware that
there are no refunds after the service is provide. No refund is
available for Flourish IT Start Up/Reseller Accounts in the event of
cancellation. Flourish IT
doest give any money back guarantee for all the services advertised
through our website.
Flourish IT does not
monitor, plans for problems related to domain name transfers,
non-usage, Internic, your ISP, or any other secondary issues not
directly related to Flourish IT services. Cancellation of services
does not relieve the customer from paying any outstanding balance
owed on the account. Flourish IT
reserves the right to cancel any account, at any time, without
notice, for any reason Flourish IT
considers appropriate.
Billing/Price Changes
Flourish IT policies and
prices are subject to change without notice. Any price changes
become effective in the next billing cycle.